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Insights into the Achievement of True Immortality
September 28, 2013 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm PDT
After watching a short filmed presentation of The Epic of Gilgamesh, we will discuss the contemporary search for immortality. We will then examine the epic for clues that relate to King Gilgamesh and his afterlife role as the central figure of a religious organization devoted to learning the secrets of life after death. Along with recognizing the archetypal pattern of the return in dreams, art, and religious symbolism, we will use the epic to help us understand the importance of the relationship between ego and the unconscious as the key to overcoming the fear of death. We will conclude with an exploration of the roots of our own yearning for immortality. Participants are encouraged to share dreams, images, and stories about our final goal in life.
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JIM KLINE, PH.D., received his PhD in psychology with a specialization in Jungian Studies from Saybrook University in San Francisco. He currently serves as a professor of psychology at Northern Marianas College (NMC).He has published numerous articles in Jungian-oriented professional psychology journals and is the author of The Otherworld in Myth, Folklore, Cinema, and Brain Science (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019). His most recent publication is Nonrational Logic in Contemporary Society: A Depth Psychology Perspective on Magical Thinking, Conspiracy Theories, and Folk Devils Among Us (Routledge, 2023). He currently resides in southwestern Washington.
